Portraits of Racial Diversity

We're striving to create a more diverse and inclusive university. Here we celebrate the achievements of some of our Black, Asian and Other Minority Ethnic staff, students and alumni.

Academic colleagues

Dr Munitta Muthana photographed in Weston Park.

Dr Munitta Muthana

'Looking into the future, my main research goal is to drive my team’s discoveries from bench to bedside.'

Read about Munitta's work

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Professor Aki Tsuchiya

'I am a health economist, but it took me a while to find it. My first undergraduate degree was in law and politics, and then I studied philosophy and ethics.'

Hear more about Aki's research interests

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Mohammad S. Rajjaque

'My role as a teacher is to enable young people to achieve their full potential and to make them aware the challenges that we have as a society.'

Find out more about Mohammad's work

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Dr Parveen Ali

Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Learn more about Parveen's work

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Dr Huma Zafar

Visiting Academic for Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychology.

Learn more about Huma's work and publications

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Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh

Research Associate and postgraduate student in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Find out more about Stephanie's journey 

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Professor Kamal Birdi

Professor of Work Psychology at Sheffield University Management School and Head of the Institute of Work Psychology. 

Hear more about Kamal's work

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Dr Munya Dimairo

Research Fellow in Medical Statistics, ScHARR/DTS Clinical Trials Research Unit.

Read more about Munya's research

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Professor Chee Tan

Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Professor of Opto-Electronic Sensors.

Learn more about Chee's work

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Professor Karim Hadjri

Chair and Head of the School of Architecture.

Read more about Karim's work and research

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Professor Amaka Offiah

Chair in Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Radiologist

Learn more about Amaka's research and teaching

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Dr Tony Williams

 Academic and Professional Tutor on the Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology and a Senior Teacher within the School of Education.

Hear more from Antony

Professional Services colleagues

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Jesrine Clarke-Darrington

'My role is varied, rewarding and enables me to work with a range of staff and students and contribute to enhancing teaching and learning practice through the use of technology.'

Read more about Jesrine's role

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Professor Visakan Kadirkamanathan

'My academic research is focussed on building mathematical and computational dynamic models from data with applications in aircraft engines, healthcare, life science and environmental systems' 

Learn more about Visakan's work

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Shikun Lin

Postgraduate Research Support Officer in the School of Journalism, Media and Communication.

Read about Shikun's work

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Fang Zheng

International Student Adviser for the International Student Support team. 

Learn more about Fang's work

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Maureen Howard

Teaching Support Manager, Department for Sociological Studies.

Hear more from Maureen

Professor Siddharth Patwardhan

Professor Siddharth V. Patwardhan

Professor of Sustainable Chemical and Materials Engineering, and Head of the Green Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

Read more on Siddharth's work

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Dr Isaiah Durosaiye

Research Associate in the School of Architecture, former Communications Officer for the BAME Staff Network and Department Deputy Director Postgraduate Research.

Hear more from Isaiah

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Betty Anyika

Student Engagement and Development Manager in Residence Life. 

Find out more about Betty's role

Alumni

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Cheyenne Polius

'I am using the specialist knowledge from my degree to educate St Lucians about the wonders of space and how space technology can benefit the island'.'

Read why Cheyenne chose to study a physics degree

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Charles Hamilton

'With the support of my faculty and the city, SheffWHO has attracted people from across the globe to develop innovative solutions for public health challenges.'

Learn more about Charles' academic journey

Saima Eman

Dr Saima Eman CPsychol

Former Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Psychology.

Read about Saima's research

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David Kandrac

University graduate with BA (Hons) in Education, Culture and Childhood, and an Independent Roma Consultant and Freelance Interpreter.

Find out more about David's work

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Professor Aarti Iyer

Former Professor of Social Psychology at our University and is currently a Social Scientist at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Learn more about Aarti's career journey

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Amerjit Basi

Former Head of Policy and Projects. 

Read more about Amerjit's career

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Jade Powell-Thomas

Former BMedSci Health and Human Sciences student. 

Hear why Jade chose to study at Sheffield

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Dr Afua O Twum-Danso Imoh

'In terms of future plans academically, my aim is to continue to contribute to the development of my field of global childhood studies.'

Read more about Afua's experiences

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Paula Ugochukwu

'I want to own my own enterprise where I create, produce and develop videos, content and creative branding for different organisations.'

Read about Paula's experience of studying at Sheffield

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Professor Michael T Siva-Jothy

Former Professor of Entomology in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences.

Read about Michael's work and research

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Ade Solanke

Acclaimed screenwriter and playwright.

Learn more about Ade's career and work

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Dr Nicholas Liverpool (1934-2015)

Politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the sixth President of Dominica.

Read about Nicholas' work

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Brian Lara

Legendary Trinidadian cricketer and Honorary Graduate of the University of Sheffield.

Find out about Brian's career